Alyissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LISS-a
- Origin
- Modern
Alyissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Alyissa come from?
Modern: respelling of Alyssa, linked to Alice and the alyssum flower
Is Alyissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alyissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Alyissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Alyissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alyissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Names like Alyissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Amira, Aliya, Safa, Zaira, Samira, Alaysha, Zaniyah, Salma, Kaliyah, Aziza, Zahara
Names related to Alyissa
Alyssa, Alessia, Alisha, Alisa, Alissa, Alessa, Alaysia, Alysha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alyissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alyissa, updated 20 October 2026.